Finite State Machines

Up to now, every circuit that was presented was a combinatorial…

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Microprocessor Programming

The “vocabulary” of instructions which any particular…

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Binary Overflow

One caveat with signed binary numbers is that of overflow, where the…

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Si Lab - Intro to Discrete Semiconductor Circuits

In these hands-on semiconductor electronics experiments, learn to build and test circuits using discrete silicon (Si) devices, including diodes and transistors. Also, learn important circuit designs, including rectifiers, current mirrors, amplifiers, and oscillators.

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Embedded Microstrip Impedance Calculator

This calculator helps you compute the characteristic impedance of an embedded microstrip.

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Memory Devices

Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…

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Resistor Color Code Calculator and Chart—4 Band, 5 Band, or 6 Band Resistors

A handy all-in-one tool for reading resistor color code values for a 4 band resistor, 5 band resistor, or 6 band resistor.

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Flash ADC

Also called the parallel A/D converter, this circuit is the simplest…

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Microprocessor Programming

What is the difference between a JMP (“jump”) instruction and a…

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Negative Binary Numbers

With addition being easily accomplished, we can perform the operation…

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Synchronous Counters

What is a Synchronous Counter? A synchronous counter, in contrast to…

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Binary Subtraction

We can subtract one binary number from another by using the standard…

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DC Lab - An Analog Computer For Averaging

In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a simple circuit that computes the average of voltages and learn about analog computers and their application.

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Practical considerations - Digital Communication

A principal consideration for industrial control networks, where the…

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Pulse Width Modulation

Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) uses digital signals to control power…

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Semiconductor Manufacturing Techniques

The manufacture of only silicon based semiconductors is described…

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Semiconductor Devices in SPICE

The SPICE (Simulation Program, Integrated Circuit Emphesis)…

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Decoder

A decoder is a circuit that changes a code into a set of signals. It…

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AC Motor Control Circuits

Perhaps the most challenging aspect of interpreting ladder diagrams,…

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Programmable Logic Technology

Define the following acronyms as they apply to digital logic circuits:…

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Heat Sink Calculator

This calculator helps determine the maximum temperature a device can withstand

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Static Electricity

What does it mean for an object to have an electric charge? Give an…

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Power in Resistive and Reactive AC circuits

Consider a circuit for a single-phase AC power system, where a 120…

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IGFET Amplifiers

Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

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Inverting and Noninverting OpAmp Voltage Amplifier Circuits

Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…

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Encoder

What is an Encoder? An encoder is a circuit that changes a set of…

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Copper Wire Gauge Table

Solid Copper Wire Table Size Diameter (inches) Cross-sectional area…

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AC Capacitor Circuits

Capacitors Vs. Resistors Capacitors do not behave the same as…

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Performance-Based Assessments for AC Circuit Competencies

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What is the Difference Between Series and Parallel Circuits?

Circuits consisting of just one battery and one load resistance are…

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Contributors (13)

Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…

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Introduction to Insulated-gate Field-effect Transistors

As was stated in the last chapter, there is more than one type of…

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Basic Oscilloscope Operation

An oscilloscope is a very useful piece of electronic test equipment.…

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AC Phase

Things start to get complicated when we need to relate two or more AC…

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Conductors and Insulators

Given two lengths of metal wire, which one will have the least…

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AC Lab - LC Tank Circuit

In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a parallel resonant inductor-capacitor circuit and learn about oscillation, resonant frequency, and damping.

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Integrated Circuits

  A Logic Gate is assigned as an elementary building block of…

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IC Fabrication and Packaging

What does it mean if an integrated circuit comes in DIP form? What…

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Si Lab - Full-wave Bridge Rectifier With Output Filtering

In this hands-on semiconductor experiment, build an improved full-wave rectifier with output filtering and learn about capacitive filtering in AC-to-DC power converters.

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Wound Rotor Induction Motors

A wound rotor induction motor has a stator like a squirrel cage…

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